The day that Liverpool lost the League title to you-know-who a fortnight ago, I swore I will have nothing to do with them anymore. Ever. To say that I hate them is an understatement; I want to kill them. They were so close to winning it and could have done so had they not drawn their 6 vital home games. At Anfield.
When my daughter-in-law asked me if I was going to the Liverpool match in Singapore, I replied emphatically: "No! What for? Watch those idiots play?".
She knows better. She bought me two match tickets last night.
My reaction was instantaneous. I will go to the game! A financial decision. Doing it in England would set us back at least seven grand! And I would be watching the entire game not sitting down but standing up.
Besides, when I said that I didn't want to watch those idiots play, I was referring not to the Liverpool players! But to the team that they will be playing against in Singapore! I don't know who they are and don't care either.
My initial hesitance also has a reason. You need to be appropriately attired to attend a match of this significance. And the only Liverpool shirt that I have was the one I bought 16 years ago in Anfield when my daughter was still a student in England. I 'm not sure that I am prepared to invest in a new one for just this one rare occasion.
What about that vow I made about not having anything to do with the club anymore? My friends, surely you don't believe for one minute all the stuff that couples say about one another during a heated argument? Or things parents say to their children: "Break that glass and I will break your head!"
I can't wait to see the Reds play in Singapore. It has been decades since I took my wife to a football game. Talking about wife, that reminds me - where the hell did she keep my Liverpool shirt?
Thank you, Dom and Cheryl, for the tickets. We will enjoy the occasion. Even though Liverpool lost this year, there is always the next year, and the next, to look forward to. Viva Liverpool!
Writer: Peter Chang
email: peterchanglc@gmail.com
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